Killer Writing Tip #2: Effectively Digesting Feedback

2 Sep 2020

When I decided to write my first novel, I didn’t know how to do it. I didn’t know if I could do it. It was a massive, incomprehensible project looming over me. I wanted to know, needed to know, if I could do it.

Before anything else, I find the most useful thing to do is to admit that I don’t know everything. I completely, 100 % admitted to myself and anyone who asked that I didn’t know how to write the novel that I so desperately wanted to write. I had no idea where to start. The first ‘chunk’ or set of scenes was the hardest.

This was fiction. This was ‘make belief’ laced with a high level of realism since I wanted my potential readers (if there were any out there) to get pulled into the fictional homicide investigation I was creating and become invested in the outcome.

Story Time – Series 2 Wrap Up

5 Aug 2020

Hello, my little demons.

It’s time to wrap up the second series in story time.

My demon heart is warm with delight after delivering two of story time. Instead of being tucked in by mom or dad, you get a devilishly terrifying bed time story with Demon Julie.

I loved the first series so much, I doubted there could be an equal. Yet, as I plunged into series two, the stories I had hand selected slipped their slippery claws deep into my flesh and grabbed my heart. The thrill of reading them seethed through my veins as strong as the first batch. Oh yes.

Thank you for tuning in, and thank you to the amazing authors that gave me permission to read their terrifying works of art.

If you missed out on the horrific tales that made up series two, you can still get them here.

You might want to mix a stiff cocktail before proceeding. And turn out ALL the lights.

Did you like this? Stay tuned for series 3….

Did you miss out on series on? Demon Julie would’t keep it from you…

Story Time – Series 1 Wrap Up

Corpse in a Cave

8 Jul 2020

The third body

Hiding in a dark, wet cave

Crouched in a corner

Staring with a single, glassy eye

Peering through a wild tiger’s mane, voluminous and orange

A bright fire against the cloak of darkness

Legs pressing against tight pleather

Threatening to rip right through

Face thick with layers of cream

Like a papier mache doll

The third body, vacant, waiting, in the back of the dark, wet cave

For Detective Mahoney to discover the clues

Figure out their bizarre meanings

And piece them together

Creating a trail to a sick monster

Story Time – Series 1 Wrap Up

17 Jun 2020 — 1 Comment

Hello, my little demons.

It’s time to wrap up the first series in story time. What fun it has been to take my listeners back to the time when mom or dad would read you a story and tuck you in at night. It has been a pure delight to introduce to you the adult version of story time. The stories told here are ones of horror, and the time of day that you listen to them is up to you. Do you need the light on? Or can you immerse yourself in a terrifying story in the darkness of night?

I did very much enjoy doing this series. Some terrific horror writers were kind enough to give me permission to read from their devilish delights. Thank you to each an every one of these authors. Please, do check out what they are up to, all links are provided below. Take a listen to the readings you missed, and if you like the stories, get your full copy of their terrifying work.

Visit Daniel Willcocks – author of Twisted

Visit J. J. Reichenbach – author of Notorious Nix

Visit Sherri Pilon – author of Mysterious Fate

It has been so much fun reading these beautifully written works.

If you missed out, or want to listen again, please do. Grab a morning coffee, or a late night cocktail, curl up on your couch with a blanket, and allow me to send a prickle running down your spine, or perhaps whisper a chill through your bones.

Goodbye, beloved series. My little demon heart shall forever hold you within.

Website Makeover!!!

3 Jun 2020

What’s been going on at Killers and Demons? Demon Julie has been busy revamping the entire site! Oh yes, you thought it was creepy before, well, take a look at the changes…

The front page has undergone major life altering surgery. For those that dare to enter, a dark journey will unfold including terrifying reviews and sneak peeks into the NEW 80s Metal Murder novel (Final Track), a visit to a crime author panel where writers talk about murder and more, FREE download of the first few scenes of Final Track, FREE live readings, and more!

You can now sign up for the Killers and Demons newsletter for your chance to be entertained by Demon Julie’s adventures, keep up to date on book releases, receive free stories, and more!

Live readings with Glam Demon Julie have been added to the Books section.

Blog posts have been pumped out steady, providing a range of reads. Inspirational posts will charge your happy button and boost your Zen zone.

The Corpse Poems series has launched with ‘The First Corpse’ – a dark look into the first murder scene in the 80s Metal Murder novel – Final Track.

The 80s Metal section has been fleshed out with a look into some rough and raw live music. Stay tuned for more accounts of beer soaked, sweat infused venues and glam gods.

Story Time has been launched and is well underway. Let your spine be prickled and your bones chilled by Demon Julie as she reads to you from dark horror books by amazing authors.

Oh, so much fun!!! Take a walk through the website for creepy readings, sneak peeks into the 80s Metal Murder crime series, blog posts of demon fun, and so much more!!!

Welcome to Story Time

18 May 2020 — 2 Comments

Come on, come on, don’t be shy now…

Demon Julie is here to tell you a creepy story. Oh yes, let’s step back in time and pretend that mom or dad is telling us a bedtime story. A scary story. Doesn’t that sound delicious?

Come on in and lose yourself in raw emotion and terrifying events.

Oh yes, don’t hesitate, come along with me now…

The recently launched Story Time with Demon Julie is the first in a spine prickling series of creepy readings featuring incredible authors of the dark and scary.

C’mon now, let Demon Julie into your room and she’ll tell you a scary story…

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